A Top-Down Model of Ethical Reasoning

question 25

Multiple Choice

A top-down model of ethical reasoning:

• A) Holds that we reach justified moral judgments through a structure of normative precepts that cover the judgments
• B) Is inspired by disciplines such as mathematics, in which a claim follows logically from a credible set of premises
• C) Involves applying a general norm to a clear case falling under the norms
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Misinformation Effect

A cognitive phenomenon where a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental or well-learned information without conscious effort or attention.

Proactive Interference

The tendency of previously learned material to hinder subsequent learning.

Memory Construction

The process through which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information, influenced by perception, imagination, and other cognitive processes.